Question 1

Primate cities are only found in the core.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Along with the increased supply of food,this process directly stimulates urbanization.

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A)   industrialization
B)   improved farming techniques
C)   colonization of prime agricultural land
D)   cheap land in the urban core
E)   migration of surplus rural laborF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

In 2025 it is projected that the largest city will be in

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A)   North America.
B)   Europe.
C)   Latin America.
D)   Africa.
E)   Asia.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

The economic success of Hong Kong has encouraged the Chinese government

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A)   to allow for multiparty elections in Hong Kong in hopes of increasing the wealth.
B)   to establish Special Economic Zones in nearby Shenzhen and Zhuhai.
C)   to abandon economic sanctions with Taiwan.
D)   to invest heavily in the Hong Kong economy at the expense of nearby regions.
E)   to consider granting full autonomy for the city.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Gecekondus (Turkey) ,favelas (Brazil) ,villas miserias (Argentina) ,callampas (Chile) all refer to urban

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A)   squatter settlements.
B)   market places.
C)   open spaces.
D)   high rent neighbourhoods.
E)   transportation networks.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

What is reurbanization and what factors are driving this process in Canada?

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Reurbanization refers to the process of ...

Question 7

The economic activities not a part of the official record and that take place outside official systems of regulation or remuneration make up the ________ sector of the economy and tend to be an important part of urban economic life around the world.

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A)   informal
B)   underground
C)   black market
D)   market
E)   formalF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

In central place theory,high order goods have the lesser range.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The most important functions of world cities have to do with

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A)   economic functions.
B)   dissemination of global culture.
C)   international politics and diplomacy.
D)   the influential media they host.
E)   the nongovernmental organizations headquartered in them.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

World cities are sometimes referred to as

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A)   dominant cities.
B)   cosmopolis.
C)   primatial cities.
D)   megacities.
E)   global cities.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

-Which pair of countries share a continent?

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A)   Belgium & Poland
B)   South Korea & Sweden
C)   Sweden & the Philippines
D)   Turkey & Guatemala
E)   Guatemala & the PhilippinesF) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The doubling time of some of the world periphery's largest,fastest growing cities is

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A)   6-12 months.
B)   10-17 years.
C)   50-70 years.
D)   100-150 years.
E)   10-12 years.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

This city was the shock city of European industrialization in the nineteenth century.

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A)   Venice, Italy
B)   Manchester, England
C)   Paris, France
D)   Berlin, Germany
E)   London, EnglandF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

United Nations reports state that the continued growth of urban populations is essentially irreversible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which country has proportionally more people living in urban areas?

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A)   China
B)   CanadaC) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 16

Squatter settlements are an outcome of

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A)   overurbanization.
B)   counterurbanization.C) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 17

Though Hong Kong is now part of China,it is separate from the rest of the country by a border to control the movement of goods and people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The world's oldest cities are in today's

Accepted Answer

A)   periphery countries.
B)   core countries.C) A) and B)
D) undefined

Question 19

The Gross Domestic Product of some cities is so big that they exceed the GDP of the countries in which they are located.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Urbanization is commonly found in areas where subsistence agriculture is the primary source of food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Urbanization

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